---
title: "Send the supplier request before a Queensland part 13A proceeding"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/ask-a-supplier-to-identify-the-manufacturer-in-writing/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-PR20261023-3-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Send the supplier request before a Queensland part 13A proceeding

> Draft the written s 147 request and diary 30 days. If the claim will be a group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Queensland, flag part 13A and Practice Direction 8 of 2023. Do not call any supplier the manufacturer.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Draft the written s 147 request and diary 30 days. If the claim will be a group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Queensland, flag part 13A and Practice Direction 8 of 2023. Do not call any supplier the manufacturer. |
| What the lawyer must review | Settle the written request and each known supplier it goes to. Diary 30 days. A non-complying supplier is taken to be the manufacturer for the action, but not for s 142(c). Use part 13A only if the proceeding is in the Supreme Court of Queensland. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Ask a supplier to identify the manufacturer in writing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/ask-a-supplier-to-identify-the-manufacturer-in-writing.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The 30-day request is Commonwealth. The Queensland difference is part 13A and Practice Direction 8 of 2023 if a group proceeding is then brought in the Supreme Court.

- What the AI does: Draft the written s 147 request and diary 30 days. If the claim will be a group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Queensland, flag part 13A and Practice Direction 8 of 2023. Do not call any supplier the manufacturer.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer settles the request and keeps it separate from the part 13A opt-out notice.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the notice asks for the manufacturer or the supplier's own supplier.
2. Do not apply the deemed-manufacturer rule to the s 142(c) defence.
3. Within seven days of the initial case conference, the representative files a draft opt-out notice under Practice Direction 8 of 2023. That step is not the s 147 request.

## Notes

- If a submission is filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 5 of 2025 requires a named practitioner to verify the references. It is not a general ban on generative AI.
- No Queensland form number for the s 147 request was opened.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: A supplier letter, then the Supreme Court of Queensland if a part 13A proceeding follows

**Deliverable**: The s 147 request, a 30-day diary, and a note if part 13A will apply.

**Inputs**

- Known suppliers
- Purchase records
- The lawyer's forum choice

**Example**: Illustrative example: The wholesaler does not answer. The lawyer decides the s 147 consequence. The seven-day draft opt-out notice in Practice Direction 8 of 2023 is a later, different step.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The s 147 diary is replaced with the seven-day case-conference step.
- A supplier is treated as manufacturer for s 142(c).

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Australian Consumer Law, s 147](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/caca2010265/sch2.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 8 of 2023](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/757731/sc-pd-08-of-2023.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*